Part 1: Effective Early Childhood Teaching
For Part 1 of your Competency Assessment, you will study the provided video of an early childhood classroom and analyze how what you see in that classroom compares with research-based information on guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice and characteristics of effective early childhood teachers.
To complete Part 1 of the Competency Assessment:
· Carefully review the Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Action ( https://www.naeyc.org/resources/position-statements/dap/guidelines), Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators: Summary (pages 8-29) ( https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/position-statements/standards_and_competencies_ps.pdf), and 12 Characteristics of Effective Early Childhood Teachers ( http://www.fbcherndon.org/weekday/docs/article_BTJ_Colker.pdf
· Study this video of an early childhood classroom: https://youtu.be/iDg2hR1FPgA
· As you study the video try to identify at least 2 of the Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Action and 3 of the Characteristics of Effective Early Childhood Teachers.
Then complete the following chart:
· Summarize how the teacher in the video interprets and demonstrates at least 2 of the Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
· Analyze how the observations you make in the video compare with the research-based information in the resource.
· Offer 2 possible areas of improvement and explain why these would be important.
· Explain how the teacher demonstrates 3 of the 12 Characteristics of Effective Teachers.
· Based on what you have learned and observed about characteristics of effective early childhood teachers, analyze which characteristics you possess and which three you would most like to improve upon in your own practice.
| Guidelines for DAP in Action: Effective Teaching | ||
| Guideline
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Example(s) of how this guideline is demonstrated in the setting. | Analysis of how the teacher’s examples of the guideline compare with the research-based information in the resource: |
| 1. Creating a caring, equitable community of learners | 1.
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| 2. Engaging in reciprocal partnerships with families, community connections | 1.
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| 3. Observing, documenting, assessing development & learning | 1.
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| 4. Teaching to enhance each child’s development & learning | 1.
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| 5. Planning & implementing an engaging curriculum to achieve meaningful goals | 1.
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| 6. Demonstrating professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator | 1.
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| Two Recommendations for possible improvement and why are these important:
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Characteristics of Effective Early Childhood Teachers (passion, perseverance, willingness to take risks, pragmatism, patience, flexibility, respect, creativity, authenticity, love of learning, high energy, and sense of humor)
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| Characteristic: | Analysis of how the teacher demonstrates the characteristic: | |
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| Based on what you have learned and observed about characteristics of effective early childhood teachers, analyze which characteristics you possess and which you would like to improve and why:
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